The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-12-22
Let Us Read the Law.

EDITOR PIONEER:-davlng described IN
former letters what constitute Territorial
County, Town and Town line roads. I will
conclude this series Of letters by describing
how cartways and private roads ought to be
opened as demanded by Jaw.
A cartway is a town road, and is created
by a petition signed by at least FIVE residen,
free holders of tha town, aud the petition
must be presented to the Town Board. The
cartway may be Of any length. but it mus,
commence and terminate within the town
limits, and it must be no more and no less
than two rods in width, and the cost of 10.
eating md surveying must he paid by the
Town. The damages shall be assessed aud
an appeal made, the same as other roads,
and all the formalities required by law in
laying out o town road ore required to be
gone through in laying out q cartway. The
Town Clerk is required to record it in the
anne manner and with like effects as other
roads. II it exceed one mile in length, the
Town Board, or the people rather, shall ex-
pend on such cartway, any highway labor,
poll or road tax, road OF bridge money the
same as any other road belonging to the
town.
Provided, however, that when any or oil
Of the petitioners express their willingness
in writing to dedicate any land that he or
they have o good title to, for a site for such
cartway, such land shall be forever after
deemed dedicated, and no damages shall be
assessed therefor, and such cartway when
established and laid out according to law,
shall to all intents and purposes be deemed
a public road. See sect. 81 and 81 L.. A.
1883. ~
A private road or road by consent, is Gre
ated by a petition to the county hoard sign
ed by I'LL the free holders owning land such
road is to pass over, aud the written con-
sent Of the said free holders and q release
for all damages occasioned by such road be
ing first filed in the Office OF the County
Clerk; and it the petitioners show to the
satisfaction Of the hoard that the proposed
road is of sufficient public importance to be
opened and wrought by the public, they
shall make an order establishing the same
and it shall forever after DO declared q pub.
lie road, provided however that il q survey
OF the road be required the county board
shall require the parties asking for the lay
ing out OF such road, to deposit with the
County Treasurer a sum sufficient to pay
for the survey thereof. Chap 81 s. 80.
1t may not be out Of place 10 give here o
few OF the laws made and provided for oper-
ating roads.
Sec. "a, R. A '83. Whoever at any time
obstructs any public road in any manner
with intent to prevent the free use of the
same, or pillow or cause to be ploughed, or
do any planting nearer than ope full rod
from the center, shall on con yiction be fined
not less than SIS nor more than $25 and
costs; and may be committed to Jail till such
is paid. A Justice Of the peace has ju.-
isdiction in this case.
Sec. -. Any party that drives over any
bridge belonging to my town, county or
private individual, faster than . walk is Ii
able to q fine of $40.
Sec. IS and So, R. A. 'ss, Any person
who shall erect and maintain o watering
trough beside the road accessible to horses,
&c, &C., shall be allowed S. out of his tax
for every year SO kept up; and any person
who shall keep up q good spring or we'll be-
side the highway md give free acc:as there
to will be allowed So out Of his tar for every
year SO keIt up.
When Q road by any means becomes oh
structed or unsafe from any cause whatever,
il is the duty Of the overseer to call but d
many men as he may require fran Lie. dis
trici, along with tools and teams to put the
road in good order, and for oil such labor
in excess Of that year tax the orerscer
shall give a receipt therefor which shall be
received in the payment Of road taxes for
that or sry succeeding year; md amy road
osersser who fails ~ remove distractions Of
make repairs afier being notified il subject
to q fne Of $50.
Whenever any persons shall meet each other
on . road or bridge travelling with carriages
OF other vehicle, each shall pass to Thy right
OF the middle Of the travelled road 30 that
their respective vehicles may pass each 9th
81 without interference, and any infringe